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‘We made mercy concrete,’ pastor says of food giveaway

St. Mary of the Lake Parish, 4220 N. Sheridan Road, distributes 1,000 pre-packed boxes of non-perishable food on April 19, 2020. In collaboration with the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the pop-up food pantry will serve the needs of at-risk residents, especially immigrants and will be open every Sunday at 3 p.m. for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Tables are set up outside the church for food pick up. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

People lined up around the block for food. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

A sample of the food in the box provided by Greater Chicago Food Depository. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

A volunteer organizes the boxes that were carried to the front of church for distribution. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Volunteers from area parishes help out during the giveaway. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Kate Meyer places boxes on the tables for those in need to pick up. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Auxiliary Bishop Mark Bartosic, right, episcopal vicar of Vicariate II where the church is located, helps out with the distribution. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)